Teachers Detained for Assault, Harassment, Unrest in India, Bahrain, US

In Kolkata, police detained Suman Biswas, a leader of unemployed teachers’ protests, hours before a planned march against the School Service Commission, citing an audio clip alleging violent plans during the protest, though the clip's authenticity remains unverified and Biswas denies any intent of violence. The detention has raised concerns about the treatment of government employees and attempts to undermine the protest movement. Separately, incidents involving teachers assaulting or harassing students and others have been reported in India, including a private school teacher allegedly assaulting an eight-year-old student, a teacher in Jaipur detained for harassing a woman at an airport, and a school teacher in Hyderabad booked for corporal punishment on a Class I student. These cases highlight ongoing issues of misconduct and violence involving educators across different regions.